First of all, up to this point I have been laminating everything that was reusable. To make things easier on me and cut cost, I am only laminating the essentials - the lacing cards and the Find It cards. I printed the rest of the letters from the Tot School Printables and put them in a binder so they are all ready to go!

So when Bo asked to do tot school one day, I gave him some strips of paper to practice cutting while I quickly grabbed a new letter packet and got it ready for him. (Bo's interest in the printables is waning at this point - perhaps because of the nice weather.)

Cutting Practice

His dollar store scissors (with the spring lever) broke, so he is using regular scissors. He's getting it! (But I did buy him a new pair this summer because they are so much easier to use.)

This next idea comes from a book (that I am featured in!) calledAlphabet Adventures - A to Z Activities, Crafts, & Recipes by Meagan Meuli.

Alphabet Adventures has a bunch of ABC ideas and inspiration and is perfect if you are doing a letter of the week and want lots of ideas - which is exactly what I needed for our Alphabet Fun series! I am featured on page 95 - Letter Y Craft, and the idea is from my Y is for Yellow, Yarn and Yo-Yo post. So fun to see my idea in a book! :)

Icing Igloos

The instructions on page 75 call for a paper or foam cup, white icing and mini marshmallows, but we used waffle bowls so that ours would be edible. I helped Bo ice the bowl with marshmallow creme and then he stuck kosher marshmallows on top to make his igloo.